FORTHESAFE NAVIGATION IN JAPANESE WATERS COASTAL 2003 # Navigation MaritimeTrafficDepartment SafetyDivision, J,apeuCoesr Gueap Tableby SeaArea f'' -r(l , */ a: Navigation b: lnstructions c: Chart d: Information e: Emergency ) t I @ AkashiChannel @ KanmonChannel ,-r-l d) O rokyo Bay \ lse Bay @ @ BisanSeto e Channel Kurushima O Tokyo Bay a P68-81,87 b Pg8-1 02 c P198 d P 15 e P 19 , 19 @ Bisan Seto a P68-81,85, 86, 87 b P121-127 c P 19 d P 16 e P 19 , 19 @ lse Bay a P - 1, - , b P 10 - c P 19 d P164 e P 19 , 19 @ K u r u s h i m aC h a n n e l a P - ,8 b P 12 - c P 19 d P161 e P 19 , 19 @ RfashiChannel a PGB-81, 87 b P112-119 c P198 d P159 e P 1, @ K a n m o nC h a n n e l a b P138-1 48 c P 19 d P162 e P 19 , 19 Preface Many marine accidents happen every year in Japan's peripheral sea areas and causes many people to sacrifice their lives In 2002,2,693 shipwrecks produced 165 deathsor missings Recently, there are no fluctuations in the number of shipwrecks of foreign ships, accounting for nearly percent of total marine accidents In 2002, 252 foreign ships shipwrecked producing 47 deaths or missings It is in view of the past examples of marine accidentsthat one shipwreck of a foreign ship produces much more deaths or missings compared with that of a Japaneseship To eliminate shipwrecks of foreign ships, we have compiled this pamphlet by dividing imPortant information, for the safety navigation of foreign ships within our peripheral sea area, into four sectionsas follows Situationof the peripheryof Japan Pilotageand navigation law lnformation for safe navigation Keypointsof safe navigation in it to havea smoothpassage Wewouldexpectyouall to makefull useof theinformation NavigationSafetyDivision MaritimeTrafficDepaftaent JapanCoastGuard as of July,2003 Note: thesafetyof shipoperation, Thisbrochure is justa reference datafor promoting the Japaneselaws andthosewhosail in sea areasnearJapanmustunderstand naturally andregulations andthoroughly Due to partialrevisionof the surveylaw and channeloperationlaw,the is changedto the world latitude/longitude usedin Japan'slawsand regulations geodeticsystemfromthe Japaneselocaldatumon April 1, 2002 lt shouldbe notedthatthe latitude/longitude shownin thisbrochureis basedon theWGS-84 - I - f2rr"l'r-'l /"1Iu 1':'lri'f\:tt":Lti CONTENTS 2001EDTION PART1 CONDITIONS IN SEAAREAS AROUND JAPAN ChapterI Marine Casualties OccurringFrequentlyin SeaAreasaroundJapan l Occurrenceof MarineCasualties Outlineof Marine Casualties amongForeignVesselsin 2000 Chapter2 SeaandWeatherConditionsin SeaAreasalongthe Coastof Japan L Fog (1) FrontFog (2) SeaFog (3) Fog Information Gale (l) Wintermonsoon (2) Cyclonepassingthroughthe southernshoresof Japan(Taiwan-Bozu) (3) Cyclonefollowing the JapanSeacourse(Springstorm) (4) Twin cyclone(Futatsudama Teikiatsu) (5) Typhoon SeaConditions ( I ) Outline (2) Oceancurrents (3) Waves Chapter3 Fisheriesin Watersalongthe Coastsof Japan 26 FishingGearandFishingMethods VisualRecognitionof FishingVessels/Fishing Gearand Recommended Measuresto be Taken Fyke Net Fishing -2- PART2 PILOTAGEAND NAVIGATION LAW Chapter1 Pilotage"' PilotageSystem PilotageDistrict CompulsoryPilotageSystem 48 Chapter2 NavigationalLaw l Summary PortRegulationsLaw Maritime Traffic SafetyLaw Rulesof the Roadin Tokyo Bay and OtherBaysand Straitsin Japanese Waters 50 PART3 INFORMATION FOR SAFENAVIGATION Chapter1 Local WeatherForecastandWarning Chapter2 Noticesto Mariners 149 151 Chapter3 NavigationalWarnings' 152 NAVAREANavigationalWarning JapanNavigationalWarning RegionalCoast Guard Headquarters NavigationalWarning.Coast Guard Office NavigationalWarning Maritime Traffic Information SafetyMessage -3- Chapter4 InformationServicein Tokyo Bay, OsakaBay, Bisan Seto Area, and Kanmon KaikyoArea 158 TokyoWan VesselTrafticAdvisory ServiceCenter(TokyoMARTIS) OsakaWan VesselTraffic Advisory ServiceCenter(OsakaMARTIS) BisanSetoVesselTrafficAdvisory ServiceCenter(BisanMARTIS) KurushimaKaikyo VesselTrafficAdvisory ServiceCenter(KurushimaMARTIS) KanmonKaikyo VesselTraffic AdvisoryServiceCenter(KanmonMARTIS) NagoyoPortVesselTrafficAdvisory ServiceCenter IsewanVesselTrafficAdvisory ServiceCenter(IsewanMARTIS) Chapter5 Informationin Port Port Operation 165 Chapter6 168 Uniform Systemof Buoyagealongthe Coastof Japan Chapter7 Japanese ShipReportingSystem(JASREP) l Outline ReportingProcedure Communicationfrom JapanCoastGuard Inquirieson JASREP Chapter8 Communicationfor Maritime Disasters DistressCommunication CoastGuardOffices -4- 174 188 PART4 Chapter I Chapter2 GUIDETO SAFENAVIGATION Information on Sea and Weather Conditions and Early Sheltering when There is a Threat of Bad Weather 194 Canying on Board EssentialChartsfor SafeNavigations 197 of the Main EngineandEssential Chapter3 VerifyingOperatingConditionsand Performance Auxiliaries of the Ship through Starting/Stoppingand Go ahead/GoasternTrials 201 andTestsbeforeEnteringHeavily CongestedSeaAreas -5- PART1 Chapter I IN SEA AREASAROUNDJAPAN CONDITIONS Marine CasualtiesOccurring Frequentlyin SeaAreas around Japan A numberof marinecasualtieshavebeenoccurredin the seaareaaroundJapanat shortintervals It is recommended that anyonewho undertakesa voyageshouldrefer to this pamphlet payingattentionto the reasonswhy the casualtieshaveoccurredso frequently,and also to the everypossiblemeasurethat shouldbe takento preventthe reoccuffeence of suchcasualties Occurrenceof MarineCasualties Japanis locatedin middle latitudesand is frequentlyvisitedby extratropicalcyclones,so that it is subjectto majorchangesin seaandweatherconditions Moreover,there are many dangerousareasfor ships navigatingin heavily congested Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay, and the Seto Inland Seadue to geographicallyunfavorableconditions, suchas naffow channels,sunkenrocks,and complicatedtidal currents Increasingactivities relatingto marinetransport,fisheries,andleisurehaveresultedin aggravatingcongestion.In the seaareasalongthe coastsof Japan,therefore,marinecasualties occurwith greatfrequency Approximately2,500vessels,includingforeign and Japanese vessels,meetwith marine casualtiesin theseseaareasevery year Consequently, approximately170personsare found (See missingor dead Fig l-1) Fig.1-1 The numberof rescueboatsmobillized and the changein the numberof the deadand missing (boats) 3000 (person) 250 2500 200 2000 150 1500 100 1000 50 500 1997 1998 1999 2000 Legend:I lMarine accident(unit:boats) -G fne deadandmissing(unit: persons) -6- 2001 2002 outline of Marine casualties among Foreign vessels tn2002 ln 2002, the number of marine casualtiesamong foreign vesselsin sea areasaround Japan amounted to 252 (9.3Voof the total number of marine casualties),and the number of missing or dead persons as a result of these casualtiesamounted to 47 (28.5Voof the total number of missing or dead personsin all of the casualties).(SeeFig 1-2.) Fig.1-2 Changesin the Numberof ForeignVesselsRequiringRescueand Number of Missingor DeadPersons (boats) 300 250 (person) 70 255 261 248 261 51 218 200 / 252 - 47, 50 40 150 28 26, 100 30 -/ 17, 50 60 1997 r 20 10 1998 1999 2000 Legend:n (unit:boats) Marineaccident -G fne deadandmissing(unit:persons) -7 - 2001 2002 Chapter Sea and Weather Conditions in sea Areas along the Coast of Japan The sea areas along the coast of Japan are subject to great changes in sea as well as weather conditions, and this constitutesa grave threat to navigation In additon, there are many specific sea areas for military training and various kinds of fishing grounds along the coast which obstruct fair passage All navigators are required to pay attention to the items described below, understandthe geographical featuresin these sea areas,and try to enhancethe navigational safety Fog Of all the typesof fog that occurin the seaareasalongthe coastof Japan,the most stringent precautionsshouldbe takenfor front and seafogs Thesefogs occur quite extensively andoccasionallyremainfor half a day to a full oneday (SeeFig 1-3 andTable l-2) Fig.1-3 SeaAreasalongthe Coastof JapanWhereFogOccursFrequently r- - - lsugoru Korkyc l_J Wesiernport of Selo no kor q \- Norlhern port of Kyushu V c:n;tI ol Inubosok \_l Konto district C o m m u n i c o t i o n s t o l i o n st h r o u g h w h i c h f o g i n f o r , n o t i o nr s p r o v i d e d E o s t e r np o r t o f S e l o n o i k o i Seto norkot -8- Chapter Communicationfor Maritime Disasters JapanCoustGuard(JCG)monitorsthe distressfrequencycorresponding to GMDSS on a 24hour basiswith the coastalstationsand patrolvisselsin actionand maintaina systemof taking promptactionsall timesto ensurequick andappropriatemaritimerescues Along with introductionof the GMDSS,we operatiethe land facilitiesof the COSPAS/SARSAT system Moreover,JCG will commenceoperationof the 3-digit telephonenumber,"118", from May l, 2000.This is the emergencynumberto reportincidentsandaccidentsat sea Since this numbercan be accessedusing private and public telephones,shipboardphones and cellularphones,pleasedial "118" whereveryou are when you encountera marineaccident or emergencyor observea shipbehavingsuspiciously * "Umi no hyaku-to-ban(dial Marine 110),"connectingshipboardphonesto JCG, will be discontinued with the commencement of "l18" DistressCommunication In the event that a marinecasualtyoccurs,notice shouldbe directedimmediatelyto the nearestCoastGuardOfficeA"Station Liaisonshouldbe madecorrectlyfor the following itemsasfar aspracticable ( 1) Position (2) Nameof ship (3) Stateof thecasualty (4) Numberof persons(crewandpassengers, if any) carriedon boardthe ship (5) Informationon personsdeador missing (6) Tonnageof the ship (7) Availabilityof powerfor communication (8) Typeof ship (9) Typeof cargocarried ( 10) The seaandweatherconditionsof the sceneof marinecasualty ( I 1) Call signof the distressmessage transmitter -188- Fig.3-11 Numberof JCGCommunications Stations As of 2002 L e g e n d' E JCG Hoadquarters Searci and Flescuo oivision O Rogbnaf Coast Gua.d Headquanerc Convnunicatirns Operations Oivisim a Distict Conmunicatons C€nter O Coast Guard Ofiice Co.nrruilcalbns Statbn O Port Conlrol Comnunica0orls Station / _2l9tnc_gx 52ndRCGHCommunicotionsOperotionsDivision I /) (7 er^RCGH v da^^^,.^,.^+,^^" -^^-^ri^^-^ - Yokchomo Porl Conlrol Commur col ons Slor on Toklo Porl Control Ccmnrnrcolrons Stot on Kowosokr Pori Control Commun,coirons Sfoiron V/okomolu Porl 3rd RCGH Communicotions Operotions Division trjgg11 T o r o i D , s i rc t C o m n r u n r c c r l o nC senie' h RCGHCommunications OperationDivision t /l (p CtV , ,t" oca" co-mlnr coiont opdonons Drvision /)_ 71 itonncea i g RCGH : ReginolCousl Guord Heod quorters - 9- CoastGuardOffices CoastGuardOfficesarelocatedthroughoutJapan,as shownin Fig 3-12 It is advisableto usethis chartfor safenavigationof marinevessels.Incidentally,the correspondingtelephonenumbersaregiven in Table3-5 Fig.3-12 RegionalOfficesand Stationsas of April,2002 tfi/ "4 Q Nogo HKonryo io [ NoloSusr f cz6 lshrgok, Senzokr H'gosh ho.rmo 9th Region Sh rmonosei< Hog, o') Zlh Region Onohoho Moll \ Aii.o Koshrmo Hrtokoisu tzunoro H r r od c Mttre € Nogosokl Orto 1l 66 U s hi b uk o K u s hi k i n o 51 -190- Table3-5 Telephone Number PhoneNo JCG Offices & Stations I st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Hakodate Coast Guard Office EsashiCoastGuard Station SetanaCoast Guard Station Otaru Coast Guard Office Muroran Coast Guard Office Tomakomai Coast Guard Station Urakawa CoastGuard Station Kushiro CoastGuard Office Rumoi Coast Guard Office Hiroo Coast Guard Station Wakkanai Coast Guard Office MonbetsuCoast Guard Office Abashiri Coast Guard Station Nemuro Coast Guard Office RausuCoastGuard Station 2nd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Aomori Coast Guard Office HachinoheCoast Guard Office KamaishiCoastGuard Office Miyako Coast Guard Station ShiosamaCoast Guard Office Ishinomaki Coast Guard Station KesennumaCoast Guard Station Akita CoastGuard Station SakataCoast Guard Station OnahamaCoastGuard Office 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters JCG Offices & Stations 4( )0 l l NakaminatoCoast Guard Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ( l)1 r KashimaCoast Guard Station 5( )s r r Chiba Coast Guard Office 318(1) 2634 34 (21)6 KisarazuCoast Guard Station 43 (23 )0 l 44 (33) l 462(2)e l s4 (22)0 Choshi Coast Guard Office KatsuuraCoast Guard Station 64 (42) ss8(2)0 Tokyo Coast Guard Office 62 (22) l s82(3)0 l s2 (44)9 r s32(4)3 l s38(7)2214 022(363)0rrl tt (34)2421 t] (34) 4999 78 (33) t22l 18 (33) 4999 93 (22) 3820 93 (22) 4999 93(62)6s60 93(62)4999 022(363)0114 022 (362)4999 0225(2D 8088 0226(22) 1084 0226(22) 4999 8( )l r 8(8 )4 99 Phone No 029 (262) 3804 029 (263) 4999 0299(9D 2601 043 (242)1329 043 (242) 4999 0438(36)4t rr 0438(31)4999 0479(22)r3s9 0479(23)4999 0410(t3) 3999 0410(73) 4999 03(ss64)lll8 03(ss64)4999 Yokohama Coast Guard Office 045(201)167l 045(641) 4999 Kawasaki Coast Guard Station 044(266)ts90 044(266)4999 OsasawaraCoast Guard Station Yokosuka Coast Guard Office ShounanCoast Guard Station Shimizu Coast Guard Office OmaezakiCoast Guard Station ShimodaCoast Guard Office 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquaters Nagoya Coast Guard Office Kinuura Coast Guard Station Gamasori Coast Guard Station Yokkaichi CoastGuard Office 0234(22) 1830 0234(23) 4999 Owase Coast Guard Office 0246(s3) 2881 0246(s3) 715 Toba Coast Cuard Office 045\2117077| -l9t- 04998Q\ 2810 0468(61)8365 0468(61) 4999 0466(22) 4999 0s43(52)0155 0s43(s3)4999 0s48(63)s63s 0s48(63)4999 05s8(22)06s0 05s8(22)4999 2( 6 )l 1 s 2( 6 11) l s osz(661)4999 0569(22\ 4999 0s33(68)4999 3( )3 0s93(s3) 4999 05972(2) 0606 05912(2) 4999 0599(2s)3n5 059e(26)4999 JCG Offices & Stations 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters OsakaCoast Guard Office PhoneNo JCG Ofllces & Stations 8( 6) 5 Kure Coast Guard Office 06 (6571) 0221 Ononrichi Coast Guard Office 06 (6s72)4999 2(4 )n l Sakai Coast Guard Station FukuyamaCoast Guard Station 0722(44) 4999 0124(22) 3s92 Kishiwada Coa.stGuard Station Tokuyama Coast Guard Office 0124(22) 4999 8( 3 ) 2 Kobe Coast Guard Office TakamatsuCoast Guard Office 078(331)4999 0192(34) t0t6 Himeji Coast Guard Station SakateCoast Guard Station 0792(34) 4999 0194(3s) 067| HigashiharimaCoast Guard Station SakaideCoast Guard Station 0194(35) 4999 0139(22) 2000 TanabeCoast Guard Office MatsuyamaCoast Guard Offlce 0139(24) 4999 0131(92)0134 0134(92) 4999 0135(62)0226 KushimotoCoastGuard Station 0135(62) 4999 0885(33)2244 KomatsushimaCoastGuard Office 8 5(3 )4 9 ) llr 8( Kochi Coast Guard Office (8 ) 4999 088 ShimotsuCoastGuard Station SukumoCoastGuard Station TosashimizuCoast Guard Station Kansai Airport Maritime Guard and RescueOffice 6th ResionalCoast Guard Headquarters Mizushima Coast Guard Office Tamano Coast Guard Office Hiroshima Coast Guard Office Yanai Coast Guard Office Iwakuni Coast Guard Station lmabari CoastGuard Office NiihamaCoastGuard Station Uwajima Coast Guard Office 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters 8 0( s )8 1r SenzakiCoast Guard Office 0880(6s)s999 8 8(2 )0 Hasi Coast Guard Station 08808(2) 4999 Moii Coast Guard Office 0124(55\ 9020 0124(55\ 4999 ShimonosekiCoast Guard Station ) lII 2( 5 Ube CoastGuard Station 086(444)9701 086 (446) 4999 WakamatsuCoast Guard Office 3(3 )3 0863(32) 4999 Fukuoka Coast Guard Office 082(253)3lll 082(2st) 499e Miike CoastGuard Office 0820(23) 2250 0827(21)6l r8 KaratsuCoastGuard Office 0821(24) 4999 -r92- PhoneNo 0823(21)0l l 0823(2t) 4999 0848(22) 2t08 4848(23) 4999 0849(43)5950 0849@3) 5999 4( 3r ) l l 0834(2t) 4999 ) 1I 7( (823) 081 4999 0819(82) t2t9 0879(82)s999 0877(46) s999 0811(46) 4999 9( s l ) l 089 (9st) 4999 8( 2 )0 l 0898(32) 4999 7( 3 )0 l l 0891(33) 4999 08e5(22)t2s6 0895(22)4999 093(321)2931 0837(26)0241 0837(26) 4999 0838QD 4999 093(32t) 3215 093 (321) 4999 0832(6t) tTtl 0832(66) 4999 0836(2t)2410 0836(22) 4999 093(16t) 2491 093(161)4999 092(28r)5865 092 (281) 4999 0944(s3)0s2r 0944(53)4999 095s(74)432r 09ss(13)4999 JCG Offices & Stations Nagasaki Coast Guard Office PhoneNo JCG Offices & Stations l 33 09s(827)s NaoetsuCoast Guard Station 09s(821)4999 Miyazu CoastGuard Station 09s9(1D4999 Fushiki Coast Guard Office 0956(3l )6003 0956(33)4999 Kanazawa Coast Guard Office 0950(22\3999 0920s(2)0640 Nanao Coast Guard Office 0920s(2)4999 09208(62r13 lOth RegionalCoast Guard 09208'6)4999 Headquaters 091(52r)0112 Misumi CoastGuard Office 091(s2r)4999 0912(2D4999 UshibukaCoast Guard Station 0773(t6)4100 0113(t5)4999 AburatsuCoastGuard Office 0110(22)0191 0710(22)4999 HososhimaCoastGuard Station 0716(8D4999 0113(16)4120 KasoshimaCoastGuard Office 0713(76)4999 0112(22\4999 Kasumi Coast Guard Station 0196(304999 Sakai Coast Guard Office 08s9(42)2s31 KushikinoCoastGuard Office 08s9(42)4999 Fukue Coast Guard Station SaseboCoast Guard Office Hirado CoastGuard Station Izuhara Coast Guard Office HidakatsuCoastGuard Station Oita Coast Guard Office SaekiCoastGuard Station Sth ResionalCoast Guard Headquarters Tsurusa Coast Guard Office Mikuni Coast Guard Station Maizuru Coast Guard Office Tottori Coast Guard Station Saiso Coast Guard Station Hamada Coast Guard Office 9th RegionalCoast Guard Headquarters YamakawaCoast Guard Station 0857(73)0999 Naze Coast Guard Office 08512(2)4999 085s(27)0170 Koniya Coast Guard Station 0855(2t)4999 l lth Regional Coast Guard 025(24q4r5r Headquaters Nago Coast Guard Station Niigata Coast Guard Office 025(244)1001 NakasusukuCoast Guard Station 02s(244)4999 Ishisaki Coast Guard Office Ryotsu CoastGuard Station 02s9(21)23s8Hirara Coast Guard Station 02s9(27)4999 -r93- PhoneNo 02s5(43)4999 02ss(4s)5999 0166(44)019s 0766(44)4999 0762(68)0329 0162(6t)4999 0161(s3)2230 0767(s2)4999 099(250)9800 0964(s2)3103 0964(s2)4999 09697(3)3t94 09691(3)4999 0987(22)302r 0987(23)4999 0982(52\8695 0982(5q4999 099(22D6680 099(223\4999 0993(34)1000 0993(34)2999 0996(32)2205 0996(32)4999 0997(s2)5811 0991(53)4999 0991tQ)2999 098(867)01 l8 0980(53)01 098(895)7 l 09808(3)01 09807(2)01 PART4 GUIDETO SAFENAVIGATION Japan Coast Guard has been providing guidance with stresslaid on the following three points on the basis of the results of analytical studies on the recent trend of marine casualtiesinvolving foreign ships and major marine casualties O fo obtain information on sea and weather conditions, and early sheltering when there are threats of bad weather @ To keep on board nautical charts covering the sailing route of the ship and adjacent sea areas @ To verify operating conditions and performance of the main engine and essential auxiliaries of the ship through startingA^stopping and go aheadA"go astern trials and tests before entering heavily congestedsea areas These three points are fundamental requirements for safe navigation Nevertheless,they are extremely important Every master and navigating officer is therefore requested to strictly observethesepoints Chapter I Information on Sea and Weather Conditions and Early Sheltering when there is Threat of Bad Weather Try to obtain the latest information on sea and weather conditions before departure or when the ship is at sea When warnings or advisories are issued, or when there are threats of bad weather, the necessary stepsmust be taken without delay, i e., cancel the scheduleddeparture,or leave for shelter as soon as possible To select a shelter,use pilots and charts for reference -194- Emergency Entry When the need arises for foreign ships to enter in an emergency the territorial waters or inland sea of another nation for various reasons : not under command due to serious hull or machinery damage, to shelter from bad weather, or to sendpatients who are badly injured or sick to hospital for immediate medical treatment by specialistphysicians, such entryis generally acceptedas an international custom Japan Coast Guard is always in full readinessto provide immediate and reliable assistance for any ship requiring emergency entry A foreign ship intending to make an emegency entry to the territorial waters of Japan is requestedto observe the following precautions l Request for emegency entry should be based on justfiableneed to avoid an imminent danger threateningthe ship, cargo, or crew When an emergency entry is made, a notice of entry including the following particulars should be directed to the nearest Coast Guard Office or Station or a coastal station of the Japan Coast Guard: (l) Nationality (2) Type (3) Name of ship (4) Call sign (5) Gross tonnage (6) Number of crew (7) Name of ship's owner and ship's agent (8) Reasonsfor emergency entry and planned position (9) Circumstancesof emegency entry (10)A Details of necessaryassistancesuch as medecal treatment,repair, and supply ( 11) Other necessaryitems Sufficient advance surveys should be carried out in the sea area (including port and bay) with assistancegiven by ship's agents and others, and when entry is made, extreme care must be taken so that no damege is causedto fishing equipment and the installations of the inhabitant fishermen, and that the channel is not blocked by the intended entry The specified International Code flags should be flown (The call sign of own ship, "UP") When repairers are to be arranged,a suitable agent should be determined communications with the nearest Coast Guard Station or the Coast Station of the Japan Coast Guard and the ship's agent should be established -195- During entry,laws andregulationsof japan shouldbe observed,and at the time, a systemof communications with the nearestCoastGuardStationor the CoastStationof the JapanCoast Guardandthe ship'sagentshouldbe established The ship must leavethe areasoonafter realizingthat emergencyentry is no longernecessary When leaving,a notice shouldbe given to the nearestCoastGuard Stationor a Coastal Stationof the JapanCoastGuardstatingnameof ship,dateand placeof leaving,and other particulars -196- Chapter Carrying on Board Essential Charts for Safe Navigations Standardsof Charts Required for Safety of Navigation Ships sailing in areas around Japan shall carry on board the nautical charts for the sea areas of scheduled navigation according to the following table Foreign charts with similar size and scale published by foreign governmentsbased on WGS-84 are acceptable To grasp the situation of scheduled navigation, it's encouraged to carry on board "Sailing Directions", "Tide Table", "List of Fishing Gear Gixed Places" and so on In Ship Safety Law, Ships which are not obliged to carry charts on board should carry charts or "Small Ship's Navigation Guide" as long as possible Classification of sea area of schedulednavisation Charts required for safety of navigation territorial waters(The Outsideof Japanese high seasadjacentto approachto Japanese waters) Chartsof scalelargerthan 1/500,000 Within Japanese territorial waters Chartsof scalelarger than 11250,000 Sea areas to which the Maritime traffic Safety Law applies Charts related to sea area of schedulednavigation (See attachedtable) Sea areas to where JapanesePort Regulation Law applies Charts of the largest scale of those related to the sea area of schedulednavisation Note:When a correctionis madeby Noticesto Mariners,the chartsshall be updatedimmediately -197- C Llst of ChartsRequiredfor Safetyof NavigationWhen Sailing in SeaAreasto Which the Maritimeraffic SafetyLaw Applies(Limitedto the chartsissuedby JapanCoastGuard) Navisation seaarea Northern part of Tokyo Bay [Northern part of Tokyo Wan] Uraga Channel [Uraga Suido] lse Bay [Ise Wan] Mikawa Bay fMikawa Wan] Irago Channel [Irago Suido] Kii Channel [Kii Suido] OsakaBay [OsakaWan] Strait of Akashi [Akasi Kaikyo] Strait of Naruto [Naruto Kaikyo] Seaof Harima [Harima Nada] Chart (chart No.) requiredfor safety of navigation (Those marked * should be equippedas much as possible) wr061 w90 w1062 wl08r w1051 w1052 wl05l w1053 w1064 wll w106 wl50c w13l wl50A wl50A wl06 wl l2 w106 wl50B Northernwestseaareaof Shodosima w l l Strait of Bisan [Bisan Seto] Mizushima Port and Approaches [Mizushima Ko and Approaches] Seaof Bingo [Bingo Nada] wl37A W137B Wl53 wll16 wl30 w137B Wl53 Seaof Hiuchi [Hiuchi Nada] Strait of Kurushima [Kurusima Kaikyo] Sea of Aki [Aki Nada] w 130 wl53 wI128 wl04 w l 2* w141 Hirosima Bay [Hirosima Wan] Seaof Iyo [Iyo Nada] Strait of Oobatake [OobatakeSeto] w 142 Seaof Suo lSuo Nadal Bungo Channel [Bungo Suido] Near Strait of Kanmon [Kanmon Kaikyo and Approaches] W1122 wl4t wl102 w 2x W163 wl l0l wl5l wl2l8 w tzl wl35 -198- wr262 W1108 Items to be Complied to Prevent Casualty of Running Aground Pleasecomply the following items to prevent the casualty of running aground Carriageof charts,etc The ship shall carry charts to satisfy the attached "Standardsof Charts Required for Safety of Navigation." It should also carry nautical publications required for the scheduled navigaition including pilot book and tide table Ships for which charts, etc are not required by the Ships Safety Law should carry charts or nautical publications such as chartlets for Yacht / motor boat as far as practical Proper use of Charts (1) The charts shall always be readily availableduring navigation (2) The charts shall be corrected and up-to-date according to the latest Notices to Mariners (3) The scales of charsts to be used shall comply with the attached "Standards of Charts Required for Safety of Navigation" to meet the sea area of navigation (4) Prior to navigation, course line and other notes shall be plotted in writing on the chart (5) Prior to navigation, information to avoid obstaclessuch as danger line shall also be written on the chart (6) In case of using WGS-84 charts with Satellite Navigation System such as GPS, the selecting function of geodetic datum on instruments shall be selectedto "WGS-84" PrepareYour Course in Advance The charts and all nautical publications shall be sufficiently studied and updated well before making a navigation plan All the conditions of the navigation sea area shall be understood in advance Confirming Ship Position Keeping in mind the conditions of the neighboring sea area,the exact position of your ship shall be constantly checked and updated Performing Lookout (1) Lookout shall be performed during navigation, including the time of anchoring (2) At night and when the visibility is poor, careful lookout shall be continued (3) Special care shall be taken when using the automatic maneuvering becausethe lookout tends to be neglecteddue to nobody at the bridge or dozing Information of Weather Conditions and Underwater Environmental Conditions The latest information on weather and oceanographicconditions shall be obtained Often a vessel cannot follow the intended course line due to the effects of wind and tidal current -r99- Select Good Anchorage & Do Not Drag Anchor (1) The anchorage where the anchor holds well shall be selectedby large-scalecharts, and the dragging of anchor shall be preventedby two anchor mooring if necessary (2) To discover dragging anchor early, the exact position of your ship shall be confirmed during anchorage,relevent Obey All Marine Traffic Laws / Regulations (l) The contents of maritime traffic laws / regulations such as the Law for Preventing Collisions at Sea, Maritime Traffic Safety Law, and Port Regulation Law, including guidelines, applied to the intended sea area of the navigation shall be understood and complied with (2) Especially as to local rules, items applicable to the intended sea area of the scheduled navigation shall be sufficiently checked in advance Prevention of Dozing Since the causesof running aground casualty include dozing, a strict watch-keeping shall be maintained and also the onboard workins environment etc shall be taken into due consideration 10 Maintainance of Communication with the VesselTraffic Service Center, etc (l) Ships carrying VHF radio telephone shall maintain a watch on Channel 16 (l56.8Mhz) during navigation Especially when it is sailing within the sea area to which the Maritime Traffic Safety Law and Port Regulation Law apply, Channel l6 shall be always watched (2) When navigating the Japanesecoast are1 officers who understandJapaneseor English shall be on board when sailing within sea area to which the Maritime Traffic Safety Law and Port Regulation Law apply, these officers shall allways be on duty All Information from the VesselTraffic Service Center is given in Japaneseor English All 1 O t her s ( I ) When entering or leaving a port or sailing on a traffic route, a ship not familiar with navigating in a congested with traffic area shall have a pilot on board as far as possible, even if the ship is not subjectedto the compulsory employment of the pilot (2) If you are not well acquaintedwith the area not sail at night or When there is poor visibility or when the tidal current is strong Should any accident occur, the shipowner is responsiblefor taking actions against spill of oil and removing the hull, and so the shipowner shall contract the insurance (P.I insurance) of a sufficient amount -200- Chapter Verifying Operating Conditions and Performanceof the Main Engine and EssentialAuxiliaries of the Ship through StartingiStoppingand Go ahead/Go asternTrials and Testsbefore Entering Heavily CongestedSeaAreas It has beenrecentlyreportedthat the percentshareof machineryfailure of the total number of shipsrequiringrescueis25Vo,and 22Voof this categoryoccurredin seaareasfeaturedby heavytraffic congestion Machineryfailuresin suchcongestedwaterscan causesecondaryaccidentssuchas grounding andcollisionwith otherships To preventmachineryfailures,the following points must beobserved: and go ahead/goasterntrials Beforeenteringheavily congestedseaareas,stating/stopping of the main engine,operatingconditioncheckson remotemanoevringsystems,variousauxiliarities and steeringgears,and if possible,mooring trials must be carriedout to confirm that machineryoperatesproperly areas Fuel oil shouldbe transferredoutsideheavilvconsestedsea Before departure,thorough checkson remote manoeuvringsystemsand other machinery, includingthe steeringgearsshouldbe done,and if possible,sufficientmooringtrials should be carriedout, wherebythe propreoperatingconditionsof machineryshouldbe verified checksshouldbe madeon the performanceof the When unmooringwith tug assistance, main engineat a suitablewaterareabeforetugsaredismissed If there is a crew transfer,the operatingproceduresfor a variety of machineryand equipmustbe carriedover from the personsleavingto the persons ment andrecordsof adjustments arriving steps If the ship becomesnot undercommanddue to a machineryfailure,take all necessary immediatelyfor safetyof your own ship, and at the sametime, notify that the ship is in a state of not undercommandto othershipsin the vicinity throughintenationalVHF radiotelepnone, to preventcollisions lights,shapesand all availablemeansof communication, Not only on the event of falling into a stateof not under command,but when a ship has machinarytrouble affectingitssafenavigation,immediaterynotify the nearestRegional Maritime SafetyOffice or Stationreportingthe place of occurrence,outline of machinery troubleandemergencystepstaken,etc -201- ffi) eLrEri [...]... that in the left semicircle (navigable semicircle); (2) in the right semicircle, the waves and the typhoon generally advance in the same direction, and both the time and distance in which the waves are exposed to the wind in the same direction are longer than those measured in the left semicircle; and (3) the waves in the rear semicircle and the rolling swell in the fore semicircle overlap in the rear... waves, including the chopping waves described in the section "Waves Caused by SeasonalWinds." The real conditions of these waves still remain unknown Regardless ,the waves gain in force and spreadin more than one direction, dashing against one another to cause an interferencephenomenon Consequently, they become very much higher than ordinary waves, reaching in some cases20 metres in height g Wavesin the. .. typical fishing methodsand fishing gear used by fisheriesin these sea areasare describedbelow Mastersand navigatingofficers are requestedto make themselvesfamiliar with them to ensuresafenavigationin thesewaters 1 FishingGearandFishingMethods O Trawlnetfisheries Wing Float Float line Trawlinsline Fyke Trawling line lr I Sinker line Sinker Sinker F i g 1 - 1 5 T r a w lN e t The major trawl net fishing methodsare... pressuresreaches a maximum of 8 metres in March e Waves Generated by Typhoons Waves in the area of a typhoon are distributed with the highest intensity in the rightrear section of the quadrant and the lowest intensity in the left fore section according to the direction of the typhoon This phenomenon can be interpreted by combining the following conditions (1) the wind volocity in the right semicircle (dangerous... semicircle, so that they are intensified The height and periodic distribution of the waves in the area of a typhoon largely depend on the velocity of the typhoon When the velocity of the typhoon is high, the waves in the rear semicircle are much higher than those in the fore semicircle When the velocity of the typhoon is nearly equal to that of the waves, the waves gained in force, reaching the rear semicircle... SketchesShowingWhitebaitBoatSeineFishing @ Purseseinefishing This is a fishing methodto catchfish by envelopingschoolsof fish in a fishing equipment Fishing boats using for this fishing method are from 2 to 3 tons for small-scale coastaloperations,to 111tons of medium-sizedor large size .The largestis some500 to purseseinefishing 1000tonsfor deep-sea Fig l-22 showsthe setupfor two-boatpurse seinefishing, where... of branch lines attached,and fishing hooks are attachedto the ends of the branch lines Long lines are divided into long floating lines and long bottom lines (See Figs l28 and l-29\ E Branchline Fig.1-28 Floating Long-lining - Flag line ( I 5 to 2 times the water depth) Branch line Ja.- - G -Jt -.- vy'- + 5 Fig.1-29 BottomLong-lining -33- @ Lin fishing (1) Octopusput fishing By this fishing method,pots... TsushimaOcean Current The KuroshioCurrentflowing northwardalong the west side of Kyushu is divided into two currentsin the seaareaoff the Goto Islands One of thesetwo currents ,the minor one, advancestoward the Yellow Sea after skirting the southcoastof Jeju Do The other current, the major one, entersthe JapanSea through TsushimaKaikyo and developsinto the largestoceancurrentin the JapanSea,known as the TsushimaOcean... distributed,rangingfrom the seaarea eastof Kanto to the offing far from the shoreof Japan .The meanwave heightin these regonsis morethan2.5 metres .In someplaces,it reachesasmuch as 3.5 metres Spring In Japanese waters ,the meanwind velocityis 10 to 17 kn and the meanwave height 1 to metres Heigh-waveregions,wherethe meanwaveheightis about2 metres, is L8 are scatteredin the sea area southeastof Kamchatkaand in the. .. currentsforming the west coastcurrentof the waters sub-tropicalcircling systemand is regardedas a typicalcold currentin Japanese The OyashioCurrent,however,is comparativelyweak in terms of its flow energyand frequentlybecomesindistinctin relationto its watercourse .The main currentof the Oyashioflows westwardalong the Pacific side of the Kurilskie Ostrova,reachingthe easternsectionof Hokkaido while sendingforth